名詞 gradient:

1. a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension
2. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
   同義詞：slope

gra.di.ent

n.Abbr. grad.（名詞）縮寫 grad.
A rate of inclination; a slope.
傾斜率；坡度
An ascending or descending part; an incline.
斜面：向上或向下傾斜的部分；斜坡
Physics The rate at which a physical quantity, such as temperature or pressure, changes relative to change in a given variable, especially distance.
【物理學】 梯度：一個物理量，如溫度或壓力，相對于另一給定可變量（尤指距離）的變化的變化率
Mathematics A vector having coordinate components that are the partial derivatives of a function with respect to its variables.
【數(shù)學】 斜率：一個矢量，其坐標分量是一個函數(shù)對其變量的偏微分
Biology A series of progressively increasing or decreasing differences in the growth rate, metabolism, or physiological activity of a cell, an organ, or an organism.
【生物學】 生理梯度：細胞，器官或生物體在生長速度，新陳代謝或生理活動上的一系列逐漸地增加或減少的變化

來源：
Perhaps grade
可能為 grade
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as in quotient
如在 quotient